George Levy McMahon (June 18, 1904 – July 11, 1978) was a Canadian oil executive who was president of Pacific Petroleums from 1952 to 1961.
[2] He grew up in Moyie, British Columbia, and Spokane, Washington, and attended Gonzaga University and Whitworth College.
[2] From 1924 to 1926, McMahon worked in the metal department of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company in Kimberley, British Columbia.
[2][3] McMahon's success as a broker provided much of the money he and his brother needed to start their own oil well drilling business.
[9][10] A longtime director of the Calgary Stampeders, McMahon was elected president of the team in December 1959.
[12] In 1960, George and Frank McMahon put up the initial $300,000 towards the construction of a new football stadium in Calgary, which was named in their honor.